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Dangerous New Trojan / Worm
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| 2/19/2002
| CA Associaes
Posted on 02/19/2002 1:10:40 PM PST by ex-Texan
Win32Yarner.A.Worm e-mail worm
This worm propagates itself via e-mail by using its own SMTP. It uses Outlook and other means as a way of collecting lists of mail addresses and servers. The carrier e-mail claims to have a new version of a dial-up program detector attached, named yawsetup.exe, actually masquerading as a newer version of YAW (a legitimate software).
It carries highly damaging payload and drops copies of itself with random names. Basically, it erases any files that are not currently in use including the operating system.
It arrives in the following e-mail:
Subject:
Trojaner-Info Newsletter
Attachment Name:
YAWSETUP.EXE
Body:
Hallo !
I Willkomen zur neuesten Newsletter-Ausgabe der Webseite Trojaner-Info.de.
Hier die Themen im Ueberblick:
01. YAW 2.0 - Unser Dialerwarner in neuer Version
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The message is in German
TOPICS: Announcements; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: computersecurityin; macuserlist; techindex
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posted on
02/19/2002 1:10:40 PM PST
by
ex-Texan
To: ex-Texan
Hallo !
I Willkomen zur neuesten Newsletter-Ausgabe der Webseite Trojaner-Info.de.
Hier die Themen im Ueberblick:
01. YAW 2.0 - Unser Dialerwarner in neuer Version
To: Texaggie79
Ja, und es ist nicht zehr gut. Nien.
To: Texaggie79
5 posts. I give it 5 posts before someone blames Bill Gates.
To: ex-Texan
"Ich bin ein Trojaner"
To: RedBloodedAmerican; Texaggie79
It's Bill Gates' fault!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stupid Windows (L)users!
If only they'd use a real operating system, like CP/M!!!!!!
To: Jefferson Adams
Gezundheit!
7
posted on
02/19/2002 1:17:58 PM PST
by
weegee
To: Jefferson Adams
Nein! Das Microsoft Outlook ist die komptechnologie alles todt. Die trojan nicht selbstverstandung sein.
To: *Macuser_list
Mac Users: No need to worry about this Trojan targeting your Mac OS Classic or Mac OS X operating systems. This is completely the fault of the poor security design inherent in Microsoft products such as Windows XP and Microsoft Outlook as mentioned in Bill Gates' memo to Microsoft staff of last month.
Linux users need not worry as well...
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posted on
02/19/2002 1:20:05 PM PST
by
toupsie
To: ex-Texan
Thanks for the heads-up
10
posted on
02/19/2002 1:20:45 PM PST
by
Mixer
To: *computer security in;boston liberty
Ping and Index
11
posted on
02/19/2002 1:21:43 PM PST
by
Mixer
To: texaggie79;tennessee_bob
I'm good.
To: toupsie
To: *Macuser_list Yeah - all eight of them!
-bc
13
posted on
02/19/2002 1:23:02 PM PST
by
BearCub
To: toupsie
Yeah, no one would bother to write a virus for the 50-75 Mac and linux/unix users. Get a life.
To: toupsie
Same reason people buy Hondai. No one would bother stealing them.
To: toupsie
Vielen Dank, toupsie. Ich habe keine Angst.
Prost, CC :)
To: Tennessee_Bob
You are right, I do not recall any virus trouble with CP/M2.2.
Ever.
To: DUMBGRUNT
Thank you. I rest my case!!!!
To: Chad Fairbanks
Ihre ganze Unterseite sind gehören uns.
To: toupsie
No need to worry about this Trojan targeting your Mac OS Classic or Mac OS X operating systems.Do I have to worry if I have OS 9.0.4 and sometimes call in Outlook Express while I'm using Internet Explorer?
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posted on
02/19/2002 1:35:57 PM PST
by
syriacus
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